The reimagination of school-based physical activity research in the COVID-19 era

Deirdre M. Harrington; Michelle O’Reilly

doi:10.1371/JOURNAL.PMED.1003267

The reimagination of school-based physical activity research in the COVID-19 era

Deirdre M. Harrington, Michelle O’Reilly

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Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has illuminated the chasm of societal inequality and vulnerability within the United Kingdom concurrently highlighted by the February 2020 Marmot Review [1]. These inequalities and vulnerabilities have been omnipresent in other public health crises, such as child mental health [2], childhood obesity levels [3], and, of most relevance to this piece, physical inactivity [4]. Rather than addressing the underlying inequalities driving these crises, governments have placed schools on the frontline of delivering
solutions.

Original language	English
Article number	e1003267
Number of pages	3
Journal	PLOS Medicine
Volume	17
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/JOURNAL.PMED.1003267
Publication status	Published - 28 Aug 2020

Keywords

coronavirus disease 2019; RCT
COVID-19
health behavior
childhood obesity
controlled study
personal hygiene

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